British School of Sofia - International Recognition
The British School of Sofia is the only British School in Bulgaria registered with the Department for Education (DfE) of the British Ministry of Education with the unique number URN142484 as a British School Overseas.
The British School of Sofia is the only School in Bulgaria, inspected by PENTA, which is an accredited body for inspecting British School Overseаs. The report from the inspection is the document supplied to the British Ministry of Education.
A British School of Sofia diploma is recognised by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education.
The British School of Sofia is an accredited Cambridge International School that offers three programmes in a continuum: Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, and Cambridge Upper-Secondary. Our students get a Cambridge Diploma for their Secondary education.
The British School of Sofia has been an accredited IB Diploma International School since 2016. The IB Diploma programme is one of the most prestigious graduation programmes, renowned by Universities worldwide. In 2021, after a routine inspection by the IB DP authorities, BSS successfully retained its status as an IB World School.
The British School of Sofia is an IB World School offering the IB Career-related Programme, a contemporary vocational route for students.
The British School of Sofia is a candidate school* for the PYP. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy - a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education - that we believe is important for our students.
*Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP), or the Career-Related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted.
For further information about the IB and its programmes visit http://www.ibo.org.
The British School of Sofia is accredited by COBIS (The Council of the British International Schools). The latter is authorized by the British Government to oversee the activities of the British schools overseas.
